Directed by Guy Ritchie, The Gentlemen soundtrack includes old-school music to match the main characters' collective style. Oscar-winning composer and mixer Christopher Benstead (Gravity) scores the crime thriller with numerous atmospheric tracks. But it's the mainstream and independent genre music that punctuates key moments, both comedic and dramatic. The music adds to the fun and energetic style of the movie while matching its fast-paced and quick-witted journey through some dangerous circumstances with some entertaining characters.

The Gentlemen follows an ensemble cast of characters in London's criminal underworld. Marijuana kingpin Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) contemplates retirement, and plans to sell to an intellectual businessman named Matthew Berger (Jeremy Strong). Meanwhile, up-and-coming gangster Dry Eye (Henry Golding) makes a move while investigative journalist Fletcher (Hugh Grant) watches from afar looking to profit. The Gentlemen's narrative pacing doesn't rely heavily on familiar billboard hits. Instead, well-placed tracks establish a specific vibe, which is then underlined by Benstead's score.